North Island inshore transaction with Moana unconditional

31 October 2023


North Island inshore transaction with Moana unconditional


On 22 May 2023, Sanford Limited (Sanford) (NZX: SAN) announced that it had agreed to sell the
Annual Catch Entitlement (ACE) for much of its quota of North Island inshore species to Moana
New Zealand through a new long-term agreement, subject to two conditions. On 13 September
2023, Sanford announced that the Commerce Commission had granted Moana a clearance in
respect of the proposed transaction, satisfying the regulatory condition.

Sanford is pleased to confirm that the transaction has now become unconditional and is
expected to settle today.

Sanford looks forward to working with Moana on this exciting opportunity for both companies,
and it will now move to wind down its Auckland factory operations whilst facilitating the
employment of affected staff with Moana where practicable.

As previously noted, the decision to enter into the transaction followed an internal review
seeking to turnaround the inshore division, which was one of four strategic priorities announced
in Sanford’s 2022 Strategic Refresh. The transaction will greatly simplify inshore operations and
establish a lower-risk annuity-like revenue stream for Sanford’s North Island inshore ACE. The
value for this package of ACE starts at nearly $11m (annualised) for the first year and scales up
to $13m over the next five years before increasing in fixed increments of 1.5% per annum,
against modest expenses. This will reduce the negative impact these operations are currently
having on Sanford’s bottom line. Overall, the transaction reduces volatility for Sanford’s earnings
and enables a re-focus on higher return parts of the business.



For further information, please contact:
Paul Alston
Chief Financial Officer
palston@sanford.co.nz
021 918 033